Senior Technical Architect

Role - Senior Technical Architect

Contract Length - 6 Months

Rate - £550-580 per day (Outside IR35)

Location - Milton Keynes (3 days a week in office required)

Clearance Level - If someone holds government Security Clearance it would be advantageous but not essential to this role. Eligibility to gain Security Clearance is essential.

Essential Skills Required

• Subject Matter Expertise in networking and infrastructure technologies. This includes VMware Networking and Security Virtualisation (NSX-T), Cisco; Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC), Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), Aggregation Services Routers (ASR) Routers, Catalyst, and Nexus Switches, Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Panorama (Firewall Management), Public Cloud Networking - Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cross Domain Solutions and High-Grade (IP) Assurance Hardware.
  
• In-depth knowledge of networking protocols, technologies, and standards, including TCP/IP, VLANs, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VPN, SD-WAN, and DNS.
  
• Experienced in automating network provisioning, with a strong background in streamlining these processes for enhanced efficiency and reliability.

• Excellent people skills and an ability to explain and understand technical complexity.
  
• Enterprise Architect experience and being confident in the development and use of suitable architectural standards (including but not limited to TOGAF).
  
• Lead the automation of platforms, products, and services, enabling workflows to enhance efficiency.
  
• Experience creating technical and architectural documents such as options assessments, low and high-level technical designs.

• DevSecOps experience in automation and improvement in development and release processes (Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery).
• Experience of requirements management and the ownership of requirements.
  
• Substantial experience of server/operating system and network technologies, as a minimum Hybrid Cloud, Gateways, PKI, Email, VMware virtualisation platforms (including VCD, VSAN, and NSX), SASE architecture, Cisco, and Palo Alto.
  

Desirable Skills

• Infrastructure as a Code (IaC), Containerisation, and Microservices.
• Qualified in TOGAF, Zachman, MCSE, VCP, CNNP, or ITIL Expert Leader/Master.